Why manatees need humans to slow down and pay attention.

Calliope, an orphaned manatee that had spent three years in Cincinnati for rehabilitation, mingles with others of her kind moments after being released back into the wild at Three Sisters Springs, in the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Florida on Feb. 13, 2024. Since the start of the year, at least 31 of the sea cows — as the manatees are colloquially known — have been struck and killed by boats in Florida. (Jason Gulley/The New York Times) By JOHNNY DÍAZ In early March, a female...

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